I loved living in Edinburgh's New Town because of the tenement blocks. The huge windows were a life saver in the winter because they let in so much light. (Not

I loved living in Edinburgh's New Town because of the tenement blocks. The huge windows were a life saver in the winter because they let in so much light. (Not so sure about the energy efficiency of single-glazed sash windows though). As you say, it makes for a handsome streescape. My experience of flats in London was almost exclusively badly-converted victorian terraces, where rooms could have really odd shapes because of the way they needed to be divided, and terrible noise insulation.